A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a soul.

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

A man is the sum of his ancestors; to reform him you must begin with a dead ape and work downward through a million graves.

A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes its way into a wooden head. Following are examples of old saws fitted with new teeth.

REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.

A malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.